Lecture about patient safety, international safety goals and patient safety in egyptian standards in training course of Building Capacity for Quality Improvement Team for General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes.
14. Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Gap between current condition, (what is), and the
desired performance level, (what must be, should be or
could be)
Root Cause Analysis Steps:
Gather the facts
Choose team
Determine sequence of events
Identify contributing factors
Select root causes
Develop corrective actions &
follow-up plan
15. Failure Mode and Effect
Analysis (FMEA)
Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is
a step-by-step approach for identifying all
possible failures in a design, a
manufacturing or assembly process, or a
product or service